Folk & Bluegrass Piano Arpeggios With Melody (Banjo-Style)
Turn a simple arpeggio into a folk and bluegrass piano pattern with one easy trick — then add a melody on top for that banjo-inspired magic. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows how playing eighth notes in one hand while sneaking a few sixteenth notes into the other creates the rolling sound heard in so many folk and bluegrass songs. The technique is influenced by the banjo — think Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Mumford & Sons and more — and works over any chord progression you like, with a melody layered on once your rhythm is locked in. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎹 Arpeggios ➡️ https://geni.us/Arpeggios 🤚 Hand Independence ➡️ https://geni.us/HandIndependence 🎵 Rhythm Concepts & Patterns ➡️ https://geni.us/RhythmChops ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #FolkPiano #PianoArpeggios #BluegrassPiano Chapters 00:00 Folk and bluegrass colour from piano arpeggios 01:19 Start with a familiar left-hand arpeggio 01:45 Add right-hand notes around the arpeggio 02:19 Count eighth-note and sixteenth-note divisions 03:17 Choose the offbeat placements 03:59 Add melody over the groove 05:00 Musical influences and examples 05:44 Recap and develop the pattern
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